Image: Shutterstock/RollingNews.ie Image: Shutterstock/RollingNews.ie PASCHAL DONOHOE TODAY announced Budget 2020 and with measures including a carbon tax increase and a no-deal Brexit fund, it’s already generating plenty of reaction.Winners The government’s green credentials: Ireland may be a self-confessed laggard when it comes to climate change, but the government succeeded in wrapping itself in green during the Budget by boasting a carbon tax increase.
Parents: There were some positives for parents today. Free GP care for children under eight and free dental care for children under six will be welcome to many, while a €15 increase in the weekly disregard for the One Parent Family payment was also a plus. Imitation is the best form of flattery - the language of the Green Party was all over Budget 2020. Source: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie
The fact that there was no increase in the minimum wage will also do little to dispel the notion that low-income earners lost out in this Budget.
The government
Losers were people that work, drive cars and heat their homes.
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